Fort Worth weekly gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-21
THE LAST DAY.
The State CattIemen's Convention
Adjourns Sine Die After Meeting
Of Unusual Importance.
The Refrigerator Question is Lgain Al.
luded 70, and Fort W0rth's Plant
is Heard From.
The Committee of Nine Appointed, ant
They Will Meet IN Fort W orih on
March Il 10 Act.
Special to the Gazette.

| DALLAS, TEN, Jan. l3.-The cOuven.
ton met at 10 o'clock with 9 FULL attend
ance. On molten, the roll call was dis
pensed with.
\ resolution was introduced srd adopt
ed limiting all speeches Oh any subject tc
five minutes each. After this the conven
ton got well down to business, anC
worked so fast that TIE GAZETTE report
er wished for dozen pairs of hands and
ears.
President Simpson announced the com
mittee or refri2e ration as follows: B
Rector, Charles Goodnight, B. f. Buzsrd
s. 3. Burnett, j. 3. Allen, { c. Slaugh
ter, j. NJ. Mathis, II. Seeligson and j. C.
Loving.
The following is the adopted report OF
the committee on transportation
Your committee on transportation beg
leave to report that the stock business
for the past year has been handled by
the rail liues with more satisfaction to
both shippers and carriers than In former
years. Taking throughout the season,
the time of stock trains has been better
and claims for damages less than in
former seasons. Late III the year, how
ever. scarcity of cars
made it difficult in Northern
Texas to transport the stock as rapidly as
it was offered by the shippers. This state
of affairs was brought about by the un-
usually heavy traffic GU lines north OF
Red river, and on account of the latene5s
Of the season forcing the cattle into the
shipping points in larger nun leTs and on
orter notice than in former years. Your
committee have under consideration the
| preparing If report showing the relative
rates # freight on live stock from the
range country to the different markets.
But they have been unable to secure the
data sufficient TO make the report as full
es it should be until too late an hour to
have it prepared for this .Ieeting. We
! have seen enough. however, to satisfy us
| that the average rates out OF Texas, from
| all points to the markets of St. Louis and
Chicago, are lower Than any of the range
! territory in the Northwest.
DOUBLE DECK CARS FOR SHEEP.
! In our last report we recommended the
adoption OF Gouble-6eck cars, and sent g
COPY of our resolutions asking for the
same to the different railroad managers
of lines in Texas and leading from Texas.
These cars were put on by the various
lines but too late in the season to benefit
| the early shippers, and later the drOuth
and the want OF cars prevented shippers
! benefting by this mode Of tranporta-
| ton. We believe, however, that the
| transportation companies will continue
the double-decked cars for another sea-
son, and we are of the opinion that the
shipments from Texas viii justify them
in keeping them on permanently. We
| call the attention of the different railway
| lines to the Importance of using every
effort to expedite the movement Of cattle
| to market. If the rail lines can see their
way to modify or lessen the rates on live
! stock from Texas, We believe it would
ultimately inure to their benefit as well as
TO that Of the shippers. Respectfully
! submitted.
CONCERNING BRANDS.
TIE following resolution was adopted:
| We, the Undersigned committee on pro-
| lection OF stock from theft and fraud,
would respectfully report chapters II, Y,
| 10, IA ard 10 If the criminal laws of the
state of Texas provides penalties for
most all offenses touch ng the cattle in
| terest We have only to recommend in
addition thereto that the legislature be
asked to pass lay prohibiting the
use Of the same brand by different
! individuals ir the stG,e, giving preference
| in each case TO TIE individual who has
| first recorded his brand under existing
! laws
K solved, in carrying out the law
ABOVE indicated, we would recommend
| that the brands OF cattle in cattle grow
Ing districts be approved by secretary Of
| state before going to record in the
county. We recommend that laws be
| passed puDishiug any one who Knowingly
! brings into the state cattle infected VITA
pieuro- prtumOniR or other contagious
OF infectious diseases.
JNo. B. RECTOR,
| G. ". WHITE,
Il NJ. THOMSON.
/ i resolution 10 request our senstorS
| and representatives in congress to take
some GCtion TO inaugurate system OF
sanitary laws, by means Of which the
/ stste can be protected from contagious
diseases, vas unanimously adopted, and
Messrs. Hughes, Littletield and Rector
were appointed to prepare same.
FINANCIAL REPORT.
| Hon. John y. SiI pson, President, and Gentle
! men of the A9sOciat on
! Your Committee on finance respectfully
| beg to submit the following report:
| We have examined the books OF the
secretary and treasurer, respectively,
and find them as follows:
Secretary Lambert received at last
meeting the sum OF $1,000; paid to
! treasurer S72l so; leaving balance Of
! S55 so, which has not been turned over
to the treasurer. Mr.. Lambert states
! thst this amount was used by him
! in paying extra help during
the meeting and after the meeting ID
getting up the minutes of the assoc alton.
We tind that Secretary Maddox received
| the sum of S72, which was paid to the
treasurer. We find the treasurer re-
/ ceived:
From Secretary Lambert. s72l.50
From Secretary Maddox ......... 100
Balance on hani...-....... $3.50. ellis
By amount paid out per vouchers SI6l65
ny amount paid on note.....-.... 600 o.
By bal nee on hand ............ Sc u
ss57 &C s857 IS
We find this association owes the secre-
tary for last year the sum of $500; bal
ance on note and interest s268.80; amount
of iDde Dtedness S46S so.
Take from this the balance in treasury,
S96Ol, leaves this association in debt
S372.8
Amount necessary to defray the ex-
Denses of this meeting:
Porter hire................... .............S $50
Rem OF chairs. observation-disclosures. W
Printing -.......---.. Observation-Disclosures. 10000
siI950.
Total ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $40 80